PESHAWAR:
A committee has been formed to prevent aerial firing on Chand Raat in Peshawar, comprising of traders and elected local government representatives.
A delegation of traders and local government representatives met with Mayor Peshawar Haji Zubair Ali and Commissioner Peshawar Riaz Khan Mehsud.
On this occasion, a special discussion was held regarding controlling artificial price hikes during the holy month of Ramazan. It was decided that a special committee will be formed comprising of district officials, police, and area chairmen, to take action against anyone engaged in artificial price hike.
Similarly, the committee will also take measures to prevent aerial firing on Chaand Raat.
Mayor Peshawar Haji Zubair Ali assured Commissioner Peshawar of full cooperation and said that traders should provide relief during Ramazan and avoid price hikes so that public do not face any difficulties.
He said that prevention of celebratory firing is the responsibility of every member of the society because every year aerial firing claim dozens of lives.
Similarly, artificial price hike and hoarding is also a crime which cannot be tolerated by any means.
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